president lyndon johnson grants them secret security, secret service security details and the use of presidential helicopters and even a projectionist from the white house film library if they were being treated at walter reed and wanted to watch movies. richard nixon at the clubhouse as john mentioned. only one reporter in history set foot inside. >> when i asked the white house divided see the club house which is on jackson square i call up the press secretary who used to be my colleague and he said what building? i don't think we know anything about this. in 1969 richard nixon is president and he is getting cold constantly from the hill country of texas where and suddenly exiled lyndon johnson is going crazy. he has been sent home. his term is done and decides not to run for reelection and has not much to do. drinking from a fire hose for ten years and constantly calling the white house a not want to do stuff. i need a plane, somewhere to stay. johnson was driving the nixon white house to such distraction that nixon said just get him out. get him a building. get him a place to sta

-year- old michael johnson appeared in court under heavy peeurity.just feet away sat family members of the norrh carolina teee. 5:22:24 it sent a lot of fear up but were fine. e's where we believe he needs to be at and w'll let justice prevail :30 :304:23 as ffr as i'm seeing at this juucture and there is more evidence to come ut there is nothing connecting the dots in any shape, form or fashion suggesting michael johnson is responsibbe for this oman's untimely demise 4:1 4:33police aad prosecutors believe johnson killed barnes within city limits and then tried to cover t up by disposing of the bodyyin parford county. 3 more.... bickering... among... baltimmre city leaders...//. leaders...//. it's... a... battle that began last week... / the... mayor wants... control... of the city's... phone system.... rather... than sign... a conttrct... wwth... i-b-m....// her... office..., purchased... 80 new... but... the comptroller &psays... they ere purchased .... illegally... without bidding...// the... pcomptroller... claims... the city... wasted... more than.. 650-thousand dollars.. on... th

and eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, nixon and ford. so we too came away thinking wow i didn't know that and for us it was a journey that continues as people keep telling us things we didn't know. but in some ways, ronald reagan was a bigger part of that story than we would have guessed, because when you first meet him in 1947, long before his presidency, and as we dug deeper and deeper into reagan's relationship at the club we learned that he actually had seen fdr when he was living in des moines and he had gone to a truman fund-raiser in kansas city when he was still a democrat, and would then be taken under the wing of ike when he was beginning his political career as a republican. and i was struck by how his relationship when we were coming up the driveway, we saw over and over again all the presidents, which is a reminder that every president who served as commander in chief sees itself as part of a bigger club. this is a picture that was on the cover of time two or three weeks ago. to books crafts picture never been published before and so we were thrilled to put it on the cover. i

question. it was kind of a laid back style. i served under both mr. johnson when he was majority leader and mr. mansfield. mr. johnson -- the hard driving type. the type who would twist arms, cojole, threaten, plead and drive. mr. mansfield was just the opposite. he believed in letting every senator go his own way, make up his own mind. he didn't attempt to twist arms. i did the floor work. mr. mansfield was back in his office reading the press, papers, and books and so on. so they had their different styles. both were good leaders. that's the picture that was taken in the rose garden -- and mr. johnson... at the time he was president and there's the late speaker mccormick is there. the late hale boggs, congressman boggs and carl albert, who is speaker at that time. mr. mccormick was then the whip, i believe. then there's george smathers who was then the senator from florida. there is the late hubert humphrey. and there is mike mansfield with his back turned and his head turned and mike was walking away. and that picture was given to senator mansfield by the late president kenned

the man accused of murdering phylicia barnes... heads to court today.how micheal johnson is expected to plea... and how phylicia's family is uniting. it's going to be a scorcher out there today.just how hoo it will get.. how long it will last... and when we'll finally see some relief from the heat. and.. an apple a day.... mmght not be the beet idea. the fruit toos the list of the dirtiest produce!but we'll tell you the two cleanest veggiis. 3 3 wednesday, june 20th 3 3- 3 3 3 3 the man accused of mmrdering to be in court today. expected today.michael johnson is facing first degree murder charges.megan gilliland is here with morr on today's hearing and how phylicia'' family is preparing. good morning,we just talked to one of johnson's attorneys... he told us yesterday that his client will be entering... a not guilty plea oday.we knoo & happens... dressed in purple... to show their unity. unityyat this hour... the 28-year old remains behind bars withoot bail aawiting his review... the ssate spoke publicly for the first time rrgarding their case against johhson and how they su

any attention. but we are. we're going to pay close attention to johnson & johnson, which fits our criteria for stock that can stay afloat here and also a terrific exposure to cancer drugs. i'm going to be listening to celgene. and the stock was hammered today. could be an attractive opportunity. but when it comes to actual stocks that report earnings, like what our game plan actually focus on, we want to listen to dollar general. why? because one of the best acting stocks in the world right now is walmart. up 21% year over year, 10% year to date. always a bull market somewhere? hey, largest retail in the world. i'll take that. a lot of what has happened is good at walmart, they figured out how to beat stores like dollar general. they beat them at their own game now. any sign that dollar general acknowledges this trend will be a good reason to buy walmart on weakness, although it was barely down today. off 27 cents. i'm interested in stocks that are only down 27 cents on really horrible days because they tend to go up a lot on good days, and there are good days. there are also alwa

altered american war policy and swung public opinion against the war and forced or prompted lyndon johnson to reconsider running for reelection. all of that is untrue. >> six, the nuanced myth, bra-burning at atlantic city. >> that was a protest by the -- it was a feminist protest, one of the first feminist protests of the 1960s, late '60s. and they protested the miss america pageant in 1968, which was held at atlantic city. and during the protest, they -- they discarded into a large trash can, which they called the freedom trash can, instruments of what they called torture for women and that includes bras and girdles and high-heeled shoes as well as issues of cosmopolitan and playboy magazines. the notion is the feminists set fire to their bras and waved them over their heads in a really fiery public spectacle. my research shows that's almost certainly untrue. if the bras and other items were set on fire, it was very briefly in the freedom trash can at this demonstration in '68. >> seven, it's all about the media, watergate's heroic journalist's myth. >> yes. the notion that two intrepid

johnson pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of phylicia barnes. we didn't learn much knew about the case against johnson. that will come in the coming weeks when the state begins to share its evidence against the 28-year-old. we heard hundreds of text messages between phylicia barnes and johnson and johnson struggling to carry a container out of the apartment where phylicia first went mission. those facts prove nothing johnson's attorney said. meanwhile, the barns family is a -- barness family is happy to see this process get started. >> there's not anything, as far as i'm seeing at this juncture. there's nothing connecting the dots suggesting michael johnson is responsible. >> reporter: now this case is slated to start august gust 13th, but johnson's attorney said he may try to get that delayed as he looks over a mountain of the state's evidence. >> thanks a lot. >> bullying, we talk about it all the time. it is major problem and some high school students have come up with an idea to protect their classmates. we'll take a closer look at the antibullying act. >>>

companies what you call global gorillas, names like coca-cola, apple, johnson and johnson and mcdonald's. what is the unifying them with these? >> they ve an internional mind set. they have a global presence. they have a good balance sheets, they have outstanding management itself, they have a generous philosophy of sharing their success through dividends and share buybacks. >> susie: so bottom line, what is your advise to investors? >> take baby steps, do not swing for the fences, don't try to be a hero. secondly is be diversified, that's not just a list of different stocks. it's having things that g when others zag. d finally be prepared to act when there is dislocation in the market, that's the hardest one for all of us. >> tom: it's no secret t nation's housi market is still suffering. home sales remain weak, and the supply of foreclosed properties is ample. still, home remodeling and renovation activity is building new momentum. that's after the worst downturn ever for home improvement spending. suzanne pratt has the story. >> i like to re-purpose things. >> reporter: bri

as office space and allowing the mailing privileges to the former president. lyndon johnson grant them secret security secret service detail and use of presidential helicopters and even projectionists from the white house film library being treated at walter reid wanted to watch movies from the white house library. richard nixon at the clubhouse as john mentioned, which only one reporter in history has stepped foot inside a peer >> when i asked the white house to back up to the clubhouse on jackson square right across to the white house, i called the press secretary, jay carney, who was my colleague at the time and he said that building? i don't think we know anything about this. last night in 1869 richard nixon as president and he is getting calls constantly in the country of texas, where suddenly accept lyndon johnson is going crazy. he has been sent home. his term is done and he decides not to run for reelection in a stir crazy. he's been drinking from a firehose for 10 years and is constantly calling the white house saying i want to come out and do stuff. i need a plane. i nee

johnson whose name is -- fun fact -- what russian men call their penises. we begin tonight, more signs that this year's presidential race will be far more than a mere political contest as the mayans foretold we are enterin entering... (dramatic music)... tonight on democalypse 2012 we examine the life cycle of the candidate gaffe. in the old days the single gaffe could live for months, years. but there was an unfortunate photo op, an ill advised turn of phrase. >> read my lips. no new taxes. >> jon: or even being a decorated vietnam veteran. oh, gaffe. but in today's modern world, an exploding gaffe population forces each individual gaffe to fight desperately for dwindling resources. ♪ and i believe i hear a gaffe being born right now. join me as we watch president obama describe how job growth in the private sector is matched by job losses in the state and local government >> the private sector is doing fine. >> jon: gaffe. connate grat layingses, mr. president. it's a gaffe. and within minutes the gaffe is being nurtured and fed in the hopes that one day it becomes a mature t

atlantic city democratic convention of lyndon b. johnson. duo to compete with brinkley. cronkite thought mudd was tried to take his spot. their relationship had a lot of ups and downs. it was very moving at the end of their lives. the was working at history channel. his hearing was failing. at the end, cronkite almost cheerfully said you are a good man. -- tearfully said "you are a good man." the heels of that relationship. hey healed that relationship. >> he was born and raised in missouri. it was the hub of the pony express. his father was a dentist. he came from a family of dentists, german and dutch ancestry. in his early years, 1916-1927, he worked in the trolley system. it becomes a hallmark of his life. he is obsess with transportation. it is one of his many interests. why he is a reporter is his curiosity about how things work. he sold "liberty" magazine. they loaded up in the car in 1927 and they moved to houston to the montrose neighborhood. in 1927, texas was a dust bowl. houston because of the port and no banks closed their. it was a pretty good move by the cronkites.

, we're actually... very exciting. in a few minutes we'll be chatting with london mayor boris johnson. but first a political story that's just been uncovered out of england involving their prime minister >> downing street has confirmed that david cammeron mistakenly left his eight-year-old daughter in a pub >> the prime minister and his wife got home, they noticed one of their brood was still missing. cammeron thought nancy was with his wife. his wife thought their daughter was with him. what a mix-up. >> jon: the secret service messing around with columbian prostitutes. you know what they never did, left malia in an apple bee's. for more on this we go to john oliver in england. john, thanks for joining us right now. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: john, where exactly are you? >> jon i'm at chetcington circle near sacks ton-on-walloby. >> jon: that's not a real place, is it? >> do you know that for sure? jon: no. why don't you shut the [bleep] up, jon >> jon: the prime minister forgetting his eight-year-old daughter. i mean that's got to be a huge scandal >> not really, jon. in britain bei

michael johnson will enter a plea.megan gilliland is here with more on ttody's hearing and how phylicia's family is preparing. good morning,assyou can imagine this has beee a difficult timeefor the barnes famiiy and for everyone in paltimorr who's watched and waited for herrkiller to be will be wearing purple in court today to show theii &punity as johnson enters his p. ppea.we''eebeing told by one of johnson's attorneys... he is expected to maintain his innooence.until then... johnson remains behind bars without bail awaiting his hearing.during his bail review... the state spoke publicly for the first time regardiig their case against joonson and how they suspect back in december of 2010.she died from asphyxiation.her body... possibll stuffed inna container and carried from the anyone heard from phylicia waa 12:23 in tte afternoon on the 28th.jjhnson was spotted with a laage lue ontainer about deeense maantaiis.... he has an alibi for the four hours detectives were unable to reach him after phylicia was reported missing. client who said he reproted theee when initially called

mmn accused of murdering phylicia barnes... heads to court tooay.how mmcheal johnson is expeeted to plea... and how the barnes 3kids.. ospitalized with hypeetensioo.the reason behind hospitalizations.. and which children areeafffcted the most. and.. get away.. without breaking the bank.three things you can do to save money on your summer vacation. 3 today is wednesday, june 20. p 3 fiber map the man accused of murdering today.michael johhson is facing first degree murderr charges.megan gilliland is here with more n todayys hearing anddhow phylicia's family is preparing. good morning,we just talked to one of ohnson's attorneys... he told us yesterday that his client will beeentering... a not ggulty plea today.we knoww in te courtroom as it happens... dressed in &ppurple....to show their unity. unity.at this hour... the 28-year old remains behind review... the state spoke publlcly for the first time regarding their case against johnson and how they suspect he killed barnes back in december 2010.she died from asphyxiation..er body... poosibly stuffed in a container and carried from the

network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. >>> welcome back. jimmie johnson sure does love to race at do haver international speedway -- dover international speedway. clowning around, apparently worked. tony stewart clips the back of castle, followed by smith bumping into stewart and cars are flying everywhere. 13 cars involved in the biggest wreck of the nascar season. montoya really tests his skills here, trying to return to the pit with his hood up. stewart's car getting towed away. he finished in 25th. jeff gordon in the lead, but issues with a loose tire. he finishes in 13th. 32laps to go on the restart, johnson blows past harvick, takes the lead for good. johnson led 289 of the 400 laps to win for the seventh time at dover. tied for second time of all time. johnson earns his 57th victory, and harvick finishes in second. >>> u.s. soccer coming off wednesday's loss to brazil at fed ex field. on the road tonight against canada. needing one goal to become the country's leading goal scorer in international competition. bradley on the free kick. able to get a hand on i

william johnson, the black correspondent for the pine and palm who fights as an independent soldier in the first battle of bull run in manassas which you read. how many of you remember what johnson says? here's part of it. he's describing the confederacy's victory. at first manassas. he says -- among other things, he says, i was not alone the white man's victory for it was won by slaves. yes, the confederates had three regiments of blacks in the field and they maneuvered like veterans and beat the union men back. this is not guessing, but it's a fact. it has angered our men, and they say there must be retaliation. there's much talk in high places and by leading men of a call being made of the blacks of the north to enter the army against the southern slaves and by opposing freedom. now, in addition to which this letter occurs, the editor says there's no objective evidence the blacks fought for the confederacy. it is the most controversial topic of the civil war. let me just briefly summarize the controversy then i'm interested in your thoughts on william johnson. the controversy occ

both the johnson and nixon administrations. so, my talk today is going to be what you might call understanding watergate as foreign policy and looking at watergate after the disclosures happened. it's long been appreciated by historians of the vietnam war, there was a link between the domestic operations used to counter the war's critics in watergate. in this respect there's a case to be made that this symposium should have been held in 2011, which is the 40th anniversary of the white house ordered break-in of the office of the psychiatrist in los angeles. but i won't be particular. 2012 is good, too. i discussed watergate in the article i'm going to submit to the journal as a crisis of what i have called the cold war constitutional order. the premises of this order gave them the responsibility to respond if necessary to communistic expansion and president johnson was an heir to that legacy. when the war didn't go as expected, the presidency became a cockpit of frustration. the strains of war led johnson and his successor, richard nixon, to a fixation of internal security. agenci

pleaded not guilty. michael johnson was ri rested after -- was arrested. >> reporter: the father of phylicia barnes didn't say much. the man who less say killed his daughter plead not guilty to the crime a judicial formality and something her family fully expected. nonetheless, they packed the courtroom, dressed in the teen's favorite color of purple to witness the first step toward justice. >> we will make sure we stay focused and that justice is served. >> reporter: for its part the state feels confident in the case against phylicia's sister's boyfriend. prosecutors point to hundreds of text messages between barnes and johnson leading up to her murder and witnesses saw johnson struggling to move a container, a container that they say contained the body of the north carolina teen. >> there's nothing connecting the dots suggestion michael johnson if responsible. >> reporter: the autopsy report shows barnes died of asphyxia, but there were no signs of struggle. just because his clients was the last to see the teen alive, he firmly believes that is hardly compelling case against johns

the district. bruce johnson report gray says he remains focused on the job. >> reporter: mayor, are you planning to resign? >> ask me a question like that. i have no -- no. >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray angrily responding to a question late yesterday which appeared to be based on a rumor that his health was failing. >> my health is fine. >> reporter: fact is this week the mayor has had a busy schedule that included the dedication of a new library in his ward 7 home base. >> our library buildings were in great disrepair. >> reporter: beginning this weekend he leads a delegation of private and public leaders on a 10-day trip to china. >> we hope to talk with them further about the possible financing of our streetcar system here in the city. they're interested in other investments. >> reporter: privately staffers say the mayor has heard all the rumors sin two of his former campaign -- since two of his former campaign aides took guilty beliefs in the federal probe of the gray campaign. those aide staffers say gray has made clear he wants his administration focused on city busines

ron johnson. and cnbc contributor carly tewina. welcome back. senator johnson, sir, may i begin with you and pick up on a thought that john harwood mentioned, it's been on my mind also. look, i know this is a tough election. and i know which side you're on. but we also have the country to think about, and it could be that we are on the front end of a recession. this is a miserable jobs number today. the third in a row. in your opinion, sir, is there any chance of a compromise to extend what i'm calling the bush-obama tax cuts to go for keystone with all those shovel-ready jobs? what's your take, senator ron johnson? >> well, larry, i wish there were. where the first compromise has to occur is between the president and let's say democrats in the senate. put forward a plan. let's see a budget. let's see what their plan is for long-term fiscal constraint. we haven't seen that yet. the president, i know, has presented some budgets, four of them where he hasn't proposed any solution to save social security or medicare. his last two budget thousands have had three votes in congress. the fi

abc2 ws sherrie johnson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are live here at the fort mchenry tunnel at the toll plaza. and let me tell you something. right now all looks good. not too bad as far as traffic is concerned. but major construction begins tonight at 9:00 on interstate 895. this could mean traffic headaches during rush hour tomorrow. drivers are aurged to avoid -- are urged to avoid using the tunnel. road crews will resurface a 55- year-old bridge that will require one northbound lane to be closed for about 8 weeks and then in august one lane in each direction will close. these are repairs that could be backups in both directions and possibly into the tunnel. the worst delays are expected. the first two weeks of august when traffic will be reduced to just one lane in both directions. your best alternate routes are fort mchenry tunnel and key bridge. >> we are hoping we canencourage folks to use the other routes and just try to avoid 895 if they can. if they have to take 895, expect delays. >> so once again, that construction starts tonight at 9:00 and this construct

to be in . court.michael johnson is facing first degree murder char. charges.tom rodgers is here with more on todaa's hearing and how phylicia's family is preparinn. one of johnson's attorneys pays his client will be entering a not guiltt plea toda. today.the 28-year old has been behind bars without bail since his arrest innapril for the december 20-10.durrng hhs bail review... the staae spoke publicly for the firss timm regarding their case agaiist johnson.a neighbor told invessigators she saw johnson on the day in question attempting to carry a very large blue storage container... out of the home... one step at a time. johnson's attorney says his client was in the process of shared withhphyliiia's half sister. 14:51:57 what about the ccnttiner14:51:59 was that &pphylica's bbdy in it? i ve - certtinly doo't think it had phylicia's body in it not a chae chancethe last ttme anyone heard from phylicia wws 12:23 in the afternoon on december 28th.johnson was ssottee with the container about 30 minutee later..ut hii defense maintainss... he has an alibi for the hours detectives were u

. >> veronica johnson joins us live from storm center 4 with the latest. veronica? >> get ready to crank up the ac because the type of heat and humidity that will be moving our way tomorrow and stay with us yet for another day after that as the type of heat and humidity we have not had to deal with yet this year. we haven't had to work in it or play in it. 87 degrees is where we currently are at regan international airport with wind out of the south at 9 miles an hour. temperatures throughout the area are much higher than yesterday and dramatic changes taking place from mid-to-upper 60s where we were yesterday to 87 degrees in georgetown and in trinidad. good afternoon to you folks up north in montgomery county. coming in at 84 degrees and then you got 88 and locust dale and culpepper. 90 degrees south in spot sylvania, and bowling green. for tomorrow, we've got a heat advisory and it starts at noontime until 8:00 p.m. they issued a heat advisory for pretty much all of our viewing area as temperatures are due to soar, that heat index value between 100 and 105. and i think thursday will be e

honoring and how were those particular subjects chosen. is one by any chance walter johnson? well, bob, yes, one is walter johnson. there are three statues right outside nats park. i think we have pictures of somethem. one of them is walter johnson. the reason these particular individuals were chosen is because they -- all three of them had a significant impact on baseball in the nation's capital. >> who do you want to talk about first? >> probably walter johnson. >> isn't he the big train? >> he y, very good. >> all three of these are former senators. >> no, josh gibson played with the homestead grays. he was in the negro leagues. he never played with the senators. >> these guys go way back. this is when you were a kid i don't even before me. although i remember frank howard. we've just given all three names. >> this you go. >> josh gibson, frank howard, walter johnson. i don't remember which statue we're seeing when. liz, can you tell me who we are seeing now. >> this is the josh gibson statue. the statues are unique. what the sculpture tried to capture was. no some the statues

. today is the day the war of 1812 started 200 years ago. sherrie johnson is live at fort mc henry with what is planned for today. >> all is quiet now, in just a few hours this place is going to be packed. look behind me. you can see the chairs are already lined up, expecting 450 guests that ceremony starts at 11:00 and runs until noon, today's marks the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 and june 18th, is the day that the united states declared war on great britain. today's event is about peace and being allies. governor martin o'malley will be here. the ambassadors will attend. today's scene is from enemys to allies. i have maryland war of 1812, by centennial commission. thank you for joining us. what does this ceremony and the event mean for the state? >> the economic impact. not only celebrating our history but the impact is just amazing. hundreds of thousands of visitors, people from all over the world as well as our broader region, pennsylvania, new jersey, virginia, our hotels have been full. restaurants have been full. transportation service providers, group tour operator

ahead. we're following two breaking stories for you this morning. first sharree johnson. >>reporter: a deadly car crash in south baltimore. i'm sherree johnson. i'll have live details coming up. >>reporter: prz in west baltimore -- breaking news in west baltimore. a partial building collapse. why the first fire company to respond, that truck you see right there will no longer be in service come next week. >>> and temperatures will be nice and seasonable for today, but record temperatures are in the offing. i'll have those details coming up. >>reporter: i'm tracking details of a fatal accident on route 295. i'll show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up in my abc 2 time saver traffic report. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbo

boat managed to save joseph bell. johnson's body was found a short time later. pittman's body was discovered sunday night. all three men were not wearing life jackets. >> if you don't know how to swim and you're on the waterways, wear a life jacket. they do save lives. >> reporter: right now, pittman's wife and family are grieving. his young girls will never know their father. but he has a village of people to keep his memory alive. >> he's smiling, man. >> reporter: two of the men leave behind a combined 17 children. but there is a way you can help. you can find out by going to our website at nbcbayarea.com. reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd. >>> two fires, one that destroyed a los gatos home could be a relationship breakup. police arrested brandon kramer. he is accused of setting fire to his ex-girlfriend oes home twice. kramer posted a $500,000 bail and is out of jail tonight. the girl's family has renovated the home. and the mother says she is relieved an arrest is being made. >>> officials from the allem rock school district got an earful from hundreds of people worr

been hit in the guts. >> over here, sir. >> the terrible day the photograph of lyndon johnson's war been on the plane before it takes off to come back to washington. in that photo mrs. kennedy is in the photo at one point. a narrative that there was tension as a result of that. would you enlighten us to how that came about. not much attention whether there was wasn't but -- >> when we were on the ground in dallas vice president johnson should be sworn in while we were still on the ground before we took off so we had to find a federal judge to do that. a legal requirement. mrs. kennedy was approached to -- perhaps wanting to clean up, case closed and she refused to do so. so she stood beside vice president johnson as he took the oath of office in effect happen of air force one. you see me in the photograph immediately behind the doorway. we swore in the new president. everybody had a different job that day on that aircraft. mrs. kennedy was with the body in the back of the aircraft the entire time. i was in the forward part of the aircraft trying to insure what we were going to do wh

information. i would like to call on carla johnson, who is with the mayor's office of disability. and if i might add, a bernal heights district resident. i think it is important for her to be here because this legislation and the issue of accessibility to white zones has a specific -- special significance for that community. i wonder if you can speak to that. and again, thank you be -- for being here, ms. johnson. >> thank you for inviting me to speak before the committee this morning. i'm carl johnson, director of the mayor's office on disability. i'm here to speak in support of this legislation that would prohibit placing obstructions on the sidewalk adjacent to a white zone. the reason my office takes a position on this is because it is an issue that actually affects people with disabilities and seniors and families. obstructed access to the public's right of way is a civil-rights matter. the white zone itself serves as a safe zone for safely disembarking from vehicles. those could be their personal vehicles, maybe with a friend or family that is dropping you off at your medical appoi

, who is coming on. and our illustrious gail johnson, who is actually clerking her last committee ever on the board of supervisors. after 36 years of service. i have been working with her for eight years and she has been very capable to work with. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chairman. if you wish to submit comments for the committee, please submit them to the rail to the left. >> call the first item, please. >> to retroactively expand a grant for the calendar year for does-disproportionate contact in the juvenile district system. >> this is the second year of the grant. we focused on the bayview district because of the numbers of african-american youth and during the juvenile system in san francisco. it is a targeted plan to not only increase the understanding of the patrol officers and all of the officers at the bayview station and the concepts of this proportionality within the system, racial and ethnic disparities that exist within the system, and to increase their awareness and to offer our assistance in the probation department. this is the second year w

johnson. >> i think the keyword to use there was rob beard joert johns. everyone is going to be involved with this. a lot of people taking notes and i see a lot of foot ptapping. i want to finish introducing the rest of the panel. tell us more if i miss something so that i can get into this. i had a whole bunch of thing that is i wanted to talk about. so, dr. laffer livers in nashville, tennessee. he was a consultant to the secretary of defense and you get the feeling this guy knew his stuff, huh? he was a member of ronald reagan's policy advisory board. and he he was a member of the executive committee in 1984. he was an adviser to prime minister margaret thatcher in the uk during the 1980s during that time that solid ified her s the iron lady. [ applause ] >> is there anything that you want to add to that? >> no, you were pretty thorough. >> i was a professor at the university of chicago. >> all right. actually it is -- right? >> executive vice president at the national black chamber of commerce. honed her business and development skills over several years with the minority ch

an example, johns johnson & johnson, their cause is maternal well-being around the world. so we have a section that they pay for which is sponsored called global motherhood, sponsored by johnson & johnson. it's transparent. it has news, blogs, a combination of everything around this one issue. it can be a section on water which happens to be pepsi's cause, but at the same time a lot of brands now want to have a way to distribute the content, what they produce. even if it isn't about a cause, it can be about something that the brand cares about. >> larry, play media critic here for just a minute and tell fuss there's anything in this equation, big corporations sponsoring causes on big places like "the huffington post," causing you heartburn. >> since you ask, i think it is beholden on "the huffington post" to have a very, very clean wall between advertising and editorial. i trust you will. it is something that concerns me, the notion of a sponsored editorial because it does create this chilling effect i think in the writers if someone wanted to write a damning critique of johnson & jo

, are john f. kennedy, lyndon johnson and president nixon. john f. kennedy left us about 270 hours of tape. in fact, kennedy library has, i believe, just released a few more tapes. they've almost released all of those tapes. lyndon johnson left us 800 hours. most of them are telephone tapes. and the johnson library has released all of the telephone tapes. there are still some tapes that were done in the cabinet room that are to be reviewed and released i'm sure in the next few years. we're talking about 800 hours for johnson and about 200 hours for kennedy. then nixon. in 1971, february, president nixon doesn't personally install it. he orders its installation. it's installed by the secret service. this is a taping system that's going to grow. but ultimately, it would cover the following scenes and sights. the president's hideaway office in the executive office building, the oval office, the cabinet room, the president's office at camp david, and the lincoln sitting room upstairs in the white house. there's a lot in this exhibit that is high tech. but this is decidedly low tech bec